counterbuff en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + buff.
Meanings
- A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterbuffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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counterbuff en · VERB
Etymology
From counter- + buff.
Meanings
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To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
The giddy Ship betwixt the VVinds and Tides / Forc'd back, and forvvards in a Circle rides, / Stun'd with the diff'rent Blows; then ſhoots amain / Till counterbuff'd ſhe ſtops, and ſleeps again.
1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 553:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterbuffing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| counterbuffs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| counterbuffed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| counterbuffed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |